Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OMBUDSMAN ACT 1976 - SECT 19R

  (1)   Subject to this section, the provisions covered by subsection   (3) apply in relation to the Postal Industry Ombudsman.

  (2)   Unless the contrary intention appears, the provisions covered by subsection   (3) apply as if:

  (a)   a reference in any of those provisions to the Ombudsman were a reference to the Postal Industry Ombudsman; and

  (b)   a reference in any of those provisions to any of the following were a reference to Australia Post or a registered PPO:

  (i)   a Department;

  (ii)   a prescribed authority;

  (iii)   a Department or a prescribed authority; and

  (c)   a reference in any of those provisions to an officer were a reference to an officer within the meaning of this Part; and

  (d)   a reference in any of those provisions to a principal officer were a reference to a principal officer within the meaning of this Part.

  (3)   The provisions covered by this subsection are:

  (a)   Part   I, other than the following provisions:

  (i)   subsections   3(2) to (5A);

  (ii)   subsections   3(6A) to (6C);

  (iii)   subsections   3(7A) and (7B);

  (iv)   subsections   3(9) to (18);

  (v)   section   3A; and

  (b)   Part   II, other than the following provisions:

  (i)   sections   4 and 5;

  (ii)   subsection   6(1);

  (iii)   subsections   6(4D) to (4E);

  (iv)   subsections   6(6) to (15);

  (v)   section   6A;

  (vi)   paragraph   8(7A)(b);

  (vii)   subsections   8(8) to (11);

  (viii)   sections   8A and 8B;

  (viiia)   paragraphs 9(1AA)(ab) and (ac);

  (ix)   paragraph   9(4)(ab);

  (x)   sections   10, 10A and 11;

  (xi)   subsections   11A(1) and (5);

  (xii)   sections   14 to 18;

  (xiii)   section   19; and

  (c)   subsection   31(1); and

  (d)   Part   IV, other than the following provisions:

  (i)   section   34;

  (ia)   subparagraph   35(3)(b)(ia);

  (ii)   subsections   35(7) and (7A);

  (iii)   paragraph   35A(3)(a).

  (4)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table applies in relation to the Postal Industry Ombudsman in accordance with the table:

  (5)   For the purposes of this Part, subsection   3(6) applies in relation to the Postal Industry Ombudsman as if a reference in that subsection to a prescribed authority were a reference to Australia Post.